Hardware manual

Impact Reference Guide Camera Setup
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• Edit IP Address...
To change the IP address of the selected device, click this button. See “Changing the IP Address
through the Device Setup tab.” on page 2-3.
3. When the connection has been made, you may see a message that VPM is reading from the newly con-
nected device or camera.
NOTE for Datalogic M-Series: We recommend that you do NOT edit vision programs or control panels on
one camera while any other cameras on the same M-Series processor are online. If you want to edit pro-
grams on one camera, make sure the other cameras are offline.
Camera Setup
Note: If you want to use previously captured images for this initial setup, see “File Camera” on page 2-34.
Datalogic Impact cameras contain no hardware switches so all operating parameters must be set from the
VPM Settings tab. You can use several different cameras with the Impact C-Series device and M-Series pro-
cessor. Refer to the C-Series Cameras Users Guide (843-0099) or the M-Series Processor and Camera Guide
(843-0138) for more details.
To set up a camera:
1. C-Series Digital Camera: Be sure the Ethernet and power cables are connected to the device and that
the power is on. The PWR LED lamp on the front of the device should be on. Be sure the DSL cable is
connected to the camera and the DSL connector on the front of the C-Series device, and that the device
is powered on. The LED lamp on the rear of the camera should be green.
C-Series Camera Link camera: Be sure the Camera Link cable is connected to the camera and the
Camera Link connector on the front of the C-Series device, and that the device is powered on. Click the
Settings tab - General - Setup - General panel and click the Camera Link radio button. Select the cam-
era type.
M-Series camera: Be sure the Power/Trigger cable is connected to power and the camera. Be sure the
appropriate Ethernet cable is connected between the camera and one of the CAM ports on the M-Series
processor.
All other models: Be sure the Ethernet and power cables are connected to the camera and that the
power is on. The Power LED lamp on the camera should be on. T-Series: the Ethernet status light
should be on or blinking; A20: the Speed status light is on at 100 Mbps, off at 10 Mbps; A30: Ethernet
status light should be on or blinking.
Place an image or object in front of the camera. Be sure it is well lit.
2. Click the Camera icon, click the Setup tab, then click the Setup radio button above the image window.
3. Click the Trigger tab. Set the following values.
• Select the Self-paced Auto-trigger radio button. This will let you run the camera without wiring a trig-
ger signal. See “Trigger Tab” on page 2-19 for more details.
4. Click the General tab. Set the following values. (Some options are not available on all cameras.) Leave
the remaining values at their default.
• Gain: Default
• Offset: 0
• Shutter Open Time: 10,000 microseconds
• Strobe Pulse Length for Strobes being used: 30 microseconds